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Natural Disaster Scenario Cards
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Tornado Hurricane
It is a relatively normal A hurricane watch has been

afternoon where you live. There are large puffy clouds and issued in your area. A hurricane, currently affecting the
the sky looks very gray. The weather forecasters are Bahamas, threatens to make landfall on the coast where
reporting severe thunderstorms approaching within the you live in a few days. The National Weather Service is
hour. Weather forecasters warn that these thunderstorms predicting the hurricane will be a level 3 when it hits the
may possess instability and wind shears favorable of coast. It will bring strong winds in the upward speeds of
tornadic conditions. You look outside and realize you can 120 MPH. In addition to strong winds there will most likely
see a section of the clouds beginning to swirl. A warning be heavy rainfall, lightning and the threat of damaging
comes on the news to inform you that a severe tornado is debris (such as snapped trees or fencing) blowing about.
about to touch down. After 2 days of monitoring the hurricane on the Weather
Channel they issue a hurricane warning and predict the
1. How does a tornado form? storm will hit within 12 hours.
2. Name the potential hazards associated with a
tornado that could affect your family. 1. How does a hurricane form?
3. What should you do to prepare yourself and your 2. Name the potential hazards associated with a
family? hurricane that could affect your family.
4. What items might you include in a preparedness 3. What should you do to prepare yourself and your
kit for a tornado? family?
5. What actions should you take during the tornado? 4. What items might you include in a preparedness
6. What actions should you take after the tornado kit for a hurricane?
hits? 5. What actions should you take during the
7. What should you never do during a tornado? hurricane?
6. What actions should you take after the hurricane
hits?
7. What should you never do during a hurricane?
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lood Wildfire
It has been consistently

raining in your town for 4 days straight. The rain has not You love playing in the dense
stopped for more than 30 minutes and immediately begins woods that surround your home. They are great for going
again. When you look outside, rain water has flooded your on nature walks. One day on one of these walks, you smell
street and is quickly creeping up your driveway. The some smoke. You look up and think you see gray smoke
NOAA’s National Weather Service issued a flood watch the billowing from the tops of the trees in the distance. You
day before and today they have issued a flood warning. heard your parents talking about the threat of wildfires in
You and your family are monitoring the flooding in your the area and their concern about not having rain in a very
area on the Weather Channel. It is reported that many long time. You run home and hear your parents with the
people’s homes are already flooding with rain water. You local news on in your house. The local news is warning of
now have an inch of rain water covering the floor of your severe wildfires spreading quickly in your area.
garage.
1. How does a wildfire form?
1. How does a flood form? 2. Name the potential hazards associated with a
2. Name the potential hazards associated with a wildfire that could affect your family.
flood that could affect your family. 3. What should you do to prepare yourself and your
3. What should you do to prepare yourself and your family?
family? 4. What items might you include in a preparedness
4. What items might you include in a preparedness kit for a wildfire?
kit for a flood? 5. What actions should you take during the wildfire?
5. What actions should you take during a flood? 6. What actions should you take after a wildfire?
6. What actions should you take after a flood? 7. What should you never do during a wildfire?
7. What should you never do during a flood?

Thunderstorm & Lightning
You are outside on the street

in front of your house riding your bike with some friends.
Before you went out to play your mom had the Weather
Channel on the TV. The Weather Channel warned that rain
and even a thunderstorm might be coming soon. You and
your mom watch the weather radar on TV and see that the
rain is moving rather fast. Your mom warns you to watch the
sky while you are playing. You and your friends are having a
great time, when in the distance you see a lightning bolt and
quickly after you hear loud booming thunder. Your friends
think it is safe to continue playing outside.
1. How does a thunderstorm form?

2. Name the potential hazards associated with a
thunderstorm that could affect your family.
3. What should you do to prepare yourself and your
family?
4. What items might you include in a preparedness kit
for a thunderstorm?
5. What actions should you take during a
thunderstorm?
6. What actions should you take after a thunderstorm
hits?
7. What should you never do during a thunderstorm?

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Natural Disaster Scenario Cards

It is a relatively normal A hurricane watch has been

All images courtesy of Microsoft Word Office Clip Art

It has been consistently

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You are outside on the street

1. How does a thunderstorm form?

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